Fatal nosocomial Legionella pneumophila infection due to exposure to contaminated water from a washbasin in a hematology unit.
A fatal nosocomial infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 5 occurred in a patient with leukemia. Isolates recovered from both the potable water supply and the patient showed an identical genomic profile. With no other exposure identified, the water from the washbasin was evidently the source of infection.
Brûlet
Alexandre
A
Service d'Hygiène, Epidémiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Nicolle
Marie-Christine
MC
Giard
Marine
M
Nicolini
Franck-Emmanuel
FE
Michallet
Mauricette
M
Jarraud
Sophie
S
Etienne
Jérôme
J
Vanhems
Philippe
P
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006405:Hematology; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply